Crowds Brave Cold Weather For St. Patrick’s Day Parade

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cold weather returned to Pittsburgh just in time for the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, but that didn’t stop the crowds from coming out to celebrate Saturday morning.

Folks lined the streets, bundled up in green attire, to watch the parade go by. Some people sitting in lawn chairs covered themselves in blankets for extra warmth. They said it was worth it to come out to the parade.

“I will be honest, I wish it was a few degrees warmer, but I am glad that the sun is out and it is dry, so it should be a good day for a parade,” Allegheny County executive Rich Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald marched in the parade along with Governor Tom Wolf and Mayor Bill Peduto.

“It’s a celebration of an Irish heritage, but really it’s a celebration of Pittsburgh and what we do,” Fitzgerald said.

“When I’ve been here before, there’s just such an energy and a great spirit, and I just love being part of it,” Wolf said.